Liverpool Ready To Make Bid For Fabricio Coloccini

It’s not a new story, but the Daily Mirror is reporting again today that Liverpool want Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini.

Fab Coloccini – Liverpool interested It seems that Newcastle have players that take Kenny Dalglish’s fancy, as the Liverpool manager has already signed Andy Carroll and Jose Enrique for a combined £41M this year.

With Colo’s contract running out in just over 18 months on Tyneside, another ridiculous bid from the Liverpool club, could see owner Mike Ashley tempted to sell the Newcastle captain.

There was even news a week or two ago that Kenny fancied Ryan Taylor, and was willing to pay up to £10M for the Newcastle utility player.

While we could believe that Kenny would like a skilled utility player like Ryan Taylor on Merseyside, we don’t think there was much truth in the news he would pay £10M for him – but there again Liverpool could surprise us all once again.

And everybody talks about what a great manager Kenny is, but he was an absolute disaster at Newcastle back in 1997-1998.

Dalglish took over Newcastle from Kevin Keegan in January of 1997, and had Newcastle finish 2nd top that season, but in the following season, Newcastle were fighting relegation and they finally finished in 14th position.

That was the worst position Newcastle had ever been in the Premier League at that time, after the Entertainers had been flying high under Keegan, and then Newcastle Chairman Shepherd sacked Dalglish in August of 1998.

The new news today in the Mirror is that Liverpool’s Director of Football, Damien Comolli, has been watching the Newcastle captain, and the Liverpool club have built up a dossier on the Argentine International.

It appears that 33-year-old Jamie Carragher is ready to call it quits, maybe even at the end of this season, and certainly the Liverpool defense is their biggest weakness.

If Liverpool do make a bid for the Argentine captain, who turns 30 years old in January, it would need to be a very big offer to tempt Newcastle, who are currently in negotiations with the Argentine to extend his contract on Tyneside.

While we would like to think that Newcastle would simply not sell their captain and best player, sadly, we know that every player has their price in the way Mike Ashley runs the club.

And we saw that with James Milner, who left in August of 2008 for £12M to Aston Villa, and with Andy Carroll last January when the Magpies accepted £35M from Liverpool, so we know that if the bid gets big enough, Newcastle will sell.

We’d like to think this story is paper talk, but there may be some truth in it, since center-back is hardly a strength of the Liverpool defense, as Andy Carroll so aptly demonstrated in Newcastle’s 3-1 win at St. James Park last December, in Alan Pardew’s first game.

The Liverpool defense that day simply couldn’t handle Andy in that game, which is probably one of the reasons they came after him just weeks later.

But let’s be clear, to lose Fabricio Coloccini to Liverpool in January would be very, very hard to take.

For the record, Liverpool are currently 4 points behind Newcastle in the league after 9 games played, and with an inferior goal difference.

who do you all fancy as captain if he did go? Monsieur Cabaye? French Captain could make sense with such a strong gallic gang. Times have changed at Newcastle. Mickey Quinn on talksport this morning discussing David Beckhams proposed move to Paris St Germain. “Well I don’t know where abouts in France Parrys San Jiman play”. Come on Quinny the clue is in there somewhere

The way the two clubs are heading I don’t know why Colo would want to leave. Changing clubs, even in the same league, can take some adjusting, and he’s already 30. He knows if he can’t get into the Argentine squad the way he’s playing now, he’s not going to get selected just because he goes to Liverpool. Europe could be a temptation, but surely we’ve got just as good of a chance as Liverpool does to qualify for Europe. We ain’t got Suarez, but they don’t have our back line, so I don’t see why Colo would want to leave. Even if MA sells him, Colo could pull a Tiote and say, “Thanks but no thanks” and stay anyway. I think he’s too old to move.

Wish Liverfool would Leave wor Collo be! If they are so much better and richer than the toon Why don’t they go & buy Cahill or Samba? Kenny Dogliesh where’s this gonna end man? you gonna sign our fricken Grounds keeper or will only kidnapping our bloody ball boy’s squench your crazy thirst?(i’ve painted my face black & white) You Can take our teams best players but you can’t take our Team Spirit!!

Good god this is gonna be a long wk end without a toon match on! I know what your gonna say ”it’s only 1 day after a sunday game for the toon!” thats a long time it’s even more than 24hrs Man! I can’t wait 2 see us have a big hard crack @ them potters! (<–yes i know double entente alert n all that ha ha!) So peace out & word 2 ya mama's & don't hate the players or the game ha ha ha!!

Thing is, we are light in the centreback dept. as it is. Perch is no sub for Staylor or Colo and an extended injury to either will see us exposed as an overperforming, mediocre side. Ashley wants to hold onto his 50 million transfer profit but he will have to relax hi grasp in Jan. I suggest Chris Samba would be one candidate.

Well now that Jonas as signed a new contract for us, he’ll be key in keeping Colo at the club imo… I don’t think Ashley will sell Colo unless a stupi p offer comes in & Colo says he wants to leave, same as what happened to Carroll last January… Colo is our Capt, he’s commited to our cause & know if he leaves us, he’ll be in the same boat as the last 2 traitors who went to Cessepool, he’ll not fit in & be a bench warmer,…

So I think he’ll resign an extention to his current contract, the same as Jonas & be with us until he’s mid 30’s.. 🙂

utter $#!+ nothin to worry bout collo its for sure Cchristie is comin and stoke are good in aerial attack so it could be prob without saylor , and simpson is hardly any match to other 3 backs, bring sanTOON in another change benny one half and marvo should get another half instead of giving 90mins to fckerton=oberton best and ba must start if cond remains good till 70-80 mins give loverboy some experience cmon LADS its time for change!!!!!!!!!!!! suggestions welcome

Is he worried about him not being seen by the international scouts? Can’t be as Jonas plays for the national team already.

Captain a club, play week in, week out and be a hero, or have a big money transfer which means you have to up root your family and hope to make it in to the starting line up and be used as a bit part for a season with a club with marginallty more chance of making CL football for the last 2-3 years of your career?

In reality, if they bid 20 million or something stupid like that for him, you’d be stupid to not have a look but we’d just need to have a replacement in 1st!

After what happened last january with the sale of Andy Carroll, i think everyone knows it could happen again with Colo, i hope iam wrong, as we actually need more cover at center half, not selling the best center half in the league, as we are so weak at center half if Colo, or stephen taylor are not playing, as was proved at blackburn on wednesday night, but in the real world we have to be realastic, and realize it could happen if liverpool make a big bid, as every player has his price, has it crossed anybodys mind that Liverpool might actually want to do a deal which results in signing Colo, and Andy Carroll returning to Newcastle, it could happen, it would be interesting to know the fans thoughts about it, and if they think it could actually happen?

Magicmac > i wouldnt want Carroll back, no chance. Our game has progressed alot more and we are playing better football without him in the team. This would result in us resorting back to long balls all the time instead of our neat passing game we have going on now. No doubt Carroll is a good player, but he wouldnt fit in with our team now!

Toon_Tom I wouldnt be that against Evans tbh he is a good defender when he is playing regularly. Lacked concentration and lost his head at the weekend….reminds me of a certain starting CB we have now currently with a broken nose

1st Goal from Blackburn shows Captain COLO weakness. Thats a strength in Staylor..For that goal, Colo turns away from the ball (which he always does, as usually) If taylor was playing he will not shun away from it.

Definitely – I wouldnt be surprised if ManU were interested as DeGAY isnt doing too well with them imo and isnt really suited as the generic ManU keeper. Krul is one of the best keepers in the league and that is saying something at his age as keepers tend to hit their prime in their 30s. Krul is destined to be one of the greats, not just with us, but in world football!

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